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UNITED STATES ATENT Fries.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOARD, OF-NEY YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO SIDEY C.' THOMPSON, OF SAME PLACE.

PERFUMERY-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,497, datedJ'uly 8, 1884.

.application filed July 1T, 1383. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. Horan, residing at New York city, inthe county of New York and State of Few York, have in- .vented certain new and useful Improvements in Perfumery-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

The nature of my invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in perfumery-cabinets, by means of which an ornamental receptacle for the display of bottles-- as for purposes of sale-is obtained, in which the vials may be securely packed for storage or transportation, if desired.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side view of my perfumery-cabinet. Fig. 2 represeuts a vertical section of the same on the line y fsf, Fig. 3,: and'Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 92 a', Fig. l.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the various views.

Referring to the drawings, B represents a vertical cylindrical standard, with a horizon tal flange-top, G, and also with a Hangs-base, A, parallel to the top, the two anges being rigidly secured to the standard, and pro-l vided, respectively,with vertical circular cony centric curbs or rims a, in the one case depending from the flange-top C, and in the other rising from the base A, therebyv forming two annular channels or grooves, c, opposite to or facing each other, for the reception and detention of the vials D, and being preferably placed at a distance apa-rt equal in length to the height of the bottles. The rims or curbs u'. are preferably constructed of metal, and rigidly attached to the facing portions of the flanges C- and .A by means of pins, as is clearly 'shown in the drawings; but the standard,

langes, and rims may be turned out from a single block` 'of wood, if desired. The upper groove or channel, c, is provided with and communicates with a socket, recess, or pocket, c', formed in the ilange C, and deeper than the groove, Land of such size and depth in regard to the vials D as to be adapted to allow ,the neck of a vial to enter therein a sufficient distance to allow the bottom of the raised bottlc to clear the lower vertical rim, a, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2. By this means the vials may be successively introduced in the annular channels or grooves c of my cabinet and the annular space between the same until the same are filled, the vertical rims a serving topreventany of the bottles from accidentally falling out, or'from being abstracted bymaliciously-disposed parties. By the arrangement of parts shown a vertical or approximately vertical position of the vials D between the channels c is assured, as, if by any chance, as by the jarring of my cabinet, any bottle commences to fall-the cabinet being only partially supplied with vialsit tends to revolve around a central transverse axis of the cylindrical standard B, and the upper and lower outer edges of the bottle immediately impinge against the vertical circular rims ce, Whose centers coincide with the longitudinal axis of the standard, thereby stopping the progress of the vial in its descent.

The channels or grooves c are preferably constructed, as shown, of annular or else of ellipsoidal form; but they may be rectangular, provided that the vertical rims a are placed at all points at such a distance from the standard B as to hold the bottles, vials, or packages D securely in a vertical position. Although I prefer to construct the central standard, B, of solid material, as shown, yet it is obvious that the same may be hollow, and provided with a chamber or chambers for the storage of additional vials.

Having thus described my invention, whatl for the purpose set forth.

BEJAMIN FRANKLIN HOARD.

.Vitnesses:

. Guo. W. GLAFLTN,

J. ODELL Fo'WLnn.

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